boost

1 to lift with effort

boosted the child into her car seat

Synonyms of boost

heave, heft, hoist, jack (up), upheave

Words Related to boost

elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear

Near Antonyms of boost

depress, drop, lower

sink, submerge, submerse

2 to make greater in size, amount, or number

a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom

Synonyms of boost

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up

Words Related to boost

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

maximize

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms of boost

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

Antonyms of boost

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

3 to make markedly greater in measure or degree

recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease

Synonyms of boost

accentuate, amp (up), amplify, beef (up), consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen

Words Related to boost

broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen

accelerate, hasten, quicken

emphasize, point (up), sharpen, stress

augment, enforce, reinforce (also reenforce), restrengthen, supplement

maximize

enliven, jazz (up)

aggravate, exacerbate

Near Antonyms of boost

decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), reduce, subdue, tone (down), weaken

dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane

alleviate, ease, lighten

Antonyms of boost

abate, moderate

4 to move from a lower to a higher place or position

boosted the box onto the top shelf

Synonyms of boost

crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike,

Synonyms and Antonyms of boost

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